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Writing Resources and Ideas
Writing Resources and Ideas
NewPages Young Writers Guide Lists of print and online literary magazines, links to publish your writing, and writing contests.
Writers Notebooks From the website Always Write, scroll down to find unique ideas for writing with samples.
Summer Writer's Notebooks Entries and Creative Students' Writers Notebook Pages Samples of student writing notebooks.
Writer's Digest Full of resources for the serious writer.
Poets and Writers Another location of resources for serious writers starting out.
National Novel Writing Month In November, would-be novelists attempt to write a 50,000-word book in thirty days.
About Publishing Your Work:
Places to Publish Your Own Writing
(and read writing submitted by others)
Places to Publish Your Own Writing
(and read writing submitted by others)
Canvas For teens, by teens. Read others' work and submit your own.
Teen Ink Submit an original writing for publication in their online magazine.
Cicada Publishes original writing by ages 14 and up.
Underlined An online community where students self-publish. Contributors earn badges by reading and reviewing others' work and submitting their own.
Rare Byrd Review For middle and high school students.
One Teen Story Ages 13-19 can submit original fiction.
PolyphonyHS Print magazine; submit original writing online.
Stone Soup Publishes stories, poems, and art by kids under 13.
Launch Pad Publishes original writing and art by ages 6-14.
Writing Prompts
Writing Prompts
Storybird create your own online books with pre-built illustrations to guide you. See others' stories for inspiration.
Creative Writing Prompts for Teens Pinterest collection
Favorite 15 Prompts another Pinterest collection
For Parents
For Parents
Ten Ideas That Get Kids Writing from the National Writing Project. Read more about how young writers need to do real writing, how they write best about what concerns them most, and how writing can connect kids to their communities.
Ten Suggestions for Encouraging Kids to Write at Home Includes ideas such as notice reading and writing that is going on in the world, and leave notes for your child in his/her lunchbox, schoolbag or around the house, and ask your child to leave notes for you.
Letters to Kids: 8 Words Every Child Needs to Hear Model how powerful writing can be by writing your child a letter with these ideas.
Creativity Ideas
Creativity Ideas
Maker Idea Lab Read about projects and challenges to inspire you to create great things.
Celebrating Art Holds three contests per year and publishes the winning pieces in a hardcover book. Accepts any art that can be captured in a still digital image.
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